Lifelong Ambitions is a live album

Live album

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 by American jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins recorded in 1977 for the Italian Black Saint

Black Saint/Soul Note

Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian jazz independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.-History:...

 label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Leroy Jenkins, free jazz's greatest violinist, has always worked best in intimate situations with equally talented partners. He certainly had the optimum conditions on this duet date".

Track listing

All compositions by Leroy Jenkins

1. "Greetings and Salutations" - 6:29
2. "Meditation" - 6:26
3. "Happiness" - 6:38
4. "The Blues" - 6:37
5. "The Weird World" - 6:28
6. "The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost" - 6:25
   • Recorded at the Washington Square Church in New York City on March 11, 1977

Personnel

• Leroy Jenkins - violin
  Violin
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• Muhal Richard Abrams
  Muhal Richard Abrams
  Muhal Richard Abrams is an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the Free jazz medium. Abrams compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant pieces.- Biography :Abrams attended DuSable High School in Chicago...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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